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Birmingham hotels

What's On?                     Overview                     Prepare                     Highlights 

Hotels in Birmingham provide accommodation of all styles and levels of comfort, from basic budget hotels to sumptuous luxury hotels.  Birmingham hotels are, roughly speaking, clustered in three locations - the city centre, the A456, and the airport area (also close to the NEC).

All offer easy access to the city amenities and shopping...

The greatest choice of accommodation is that which is available in the city centre.  Many hotels have business facilities, and some have excellent leisure facilities, but all offer easy access to the city amenities and shopping, as well as various city centre attractions such as the National Sea Life centre. The A456 area, around the Five Ways roundabout and Hagley Road, offers a cluster of hotels of all standards which are in easy reach of transport connections, and are very convenient for those travelling into and around Birmingham and the Black Country by car. 

Image of Birmingham

The airport and NEC are only eight miles outside of Birmingham and also offer great choice in hotels.  Extended stay hotels are now becoming popular in Birmingham and are worth investigating for longer term visits to the city.

The best method of finding cheap hotels in Birmingham is through our price comparison facility, before booking in advance to reserve your rooms.

Overview

Overview

Creator of Cadbury’s chocolate and home to over 8000 acres of parks, Birmingham is an exciting city that welcomes visitors with warm Brummie charm. Thanks to a series of invigorating facelifts, the UK’s second city now buzzes with canal-side nightlife and Selfridges shopping.

See

There’s plenty to feast your eyes on in Birmingham, from chocolate-making at Cadbury World to pre-Raphaelite artwork in the neo-classical Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. Thrill-seekers can wander among sharks at the award-winningNational Sea Life Centre or try a 3D IMAX film at Millennium Point.
Spend

The modern Bullring shopping centre, with its futuristic design and metallic-fronted Selfridges, houses all the high-street favourites. For exclusive designers, go to nearby Mailbox or track down original accessories in the Georgian Jewellery Quarter. Rummage for a quirky bargain at The Custard Factory’s independent shops and weekend flea market.
Get Out

Escape urban life at the woodedSutton Park and be active on Cannon Hill Park’s tennis courts and rowing boats. The elegant Botanical Gardens, popular for summer weddings, stretches for 15 acres and includes steamy 19th century glasshouses with exotic plants.
Culture

Birmingham boasts its own Royal Ballet Company and symphony orchestra which perform at the city’s Hippodrome and grand Symphony Hall respectively. For serious drama, the Birmingham Rep is the place to go - check out its studio, The Door, for emerging writing talent.
Eat & Drink

Head to the Balti Triangle, where more than 50 restaurants dish up curry, a Brummie favourite. Brindleyplace is the place to find stylish daytime cafés and smart canal-side brassieres. For fresh local produce, the twice-monthly Birmingham Farmer’s Market sells chutney, honey, cheese and even Ostrich meat.
New Perspective

See the sights while cruising Birmingham’s extensive waterways - the city boasts more canals than Venice! Narrow boat rides depart from Sherborne Wharf and Gas Street Basin all year round.

Prepare

Prepare

Come to Birmingham with an open mind, an appetite for curry and room in your suitcase for those inevitable Bullring buys.

Birmingham Year

The NEC is the place to catch prestigious events, such as Crufts dog show in March, the Summer BBC Good Food Festival in June and The Clotheshow Live in December. May is vibrant with urban music festival Soundstation, Gay Pride and, from 2008, the International Dance Festival, which will see a month-long programme of theatre and street performances.
Public Holidays

New Year's Day, Good Friday (Mar/Apr), Easter Monday (Mar/Apr), Early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday (May), Summer Bank Holiday (May), Christmas Day (25 Dec), Boxing Day (26 Dec).
Weather

Birmingham is known for its foggy weather - on some days the tip of the university clock tower disappears into the mist! November to March are the coldest months, with November to January the rainiest. The summer months occasionally experience a heat wave with June to August temperatures usually peaking around 18°C – 20°C.
Electricity

240V AC, 50 Hz, three-pin plugs are standard.
Dialling Code

+44 (national), (0) 121 + seven-figure number (Birmingham).
Money

Pound sterling (£) is the currency.
GMT

GMT precisely (+1 in British summertime)
Birmingham Tourist Info

Visit Birmingham website

Fit In

Don’t hold back on eveningwear. Locals throw on their glitziest outfits for a night out in Birmingham. Experiment with alternative outfits at the Custard Factory Flea Market - probably the only place you’ll find fake fur jackets accompanying military boots. Should you venture onto the university campus, then, like its student population, you’ll get away with whatever is comfy.

Highlights

Highlights

Birmingham’s main sights cluster in the city centre but the suburbs also boast some gems. Venture into leafy Edgbaston for the Birmingham Botanical Gardens or head south to Cadbury World in Bournville.

In the city centre, admire Victoria Square’s flowing fountain – known locally as ‘the floozy in the Jacuzzi’ – before heading to Chamberlain Square’s Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, complete with clock tower, for Pre-Raphaelite art and cake in the gallery’s Edwardian Tea Room. Head eastwards to Millennium Point for a futuristic experience in Birmingham’s science museum, Thinktank, and 3D IMAX cinema.

Outside the city centre, Greater Birmingham districts range from student area Selly Oak, located near the University campus, to arty Moseley, former home of J.R.R. Tolkein, with its independent boutiques and bars. Wander among blossoming flowerbeds in Edgbaston’s Birmingham Botanical Gardens and eat, drink and breathe chocolate at Bournville’s Cadbury World. Affluent Solihull is good for a day trip, with its picturesque villages and gardens.
Sightseeing Tips

During school holidays, advance bookings are strongly recommended for the National Sea Life Centre and Cadbury World.

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